Q301--Intent to Sole Source Molecular Testing Reagent Rental | HCV, HIV, HPV, and CMV Cobas 6800 VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

hed Draft Statement of Work (SOW). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard is 1000 employees. Interested vendors that can meet this requirement, shall identify their interest and capability, and respond to this notice by 04/18/2025 by 10:00 AM EST. Interested vendors must send a capability statement, no more than one page in length; to include Company Name, ueiSAM Number, Socioeconomic Category, brief description of your business entities capability to handle this project at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. This Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for planning purposes only. No solicitation will be made available. This is not a request for quotations. All information shall be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be sent via email to the Contracting Specialist at christa.stine@va.gov. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon the responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, Contracting will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Pharmacy OneSource, INC. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VA Pittsburgh Health System 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OVERVIEW The purpose of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System requirement is to provide best value professional and healthcare for molecular testing of HCV, HIV, HPV, and CMV. 1.2 SCOPE The contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) for molecular testing of HCV, HIV, HPV, and CMV testing, including Quality control, reagents, and the cost all reagents of molecular testing of HCV, HIV, HPV, and CMV. Shipping and handling charges would be factored into the cost of the reagents. The molecular testing must be compatible with the Cobas 6800 which is our current analyzer for molecular testing. 2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 2.1 Type of Contract The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh VA Medical Center anticipates a Reagent Rental Usage Agreement from this Request for Quote using FAR Part 12 Commercial Item procedures. Pittsburgh VAMC will issue a reagent usage (Reagent Rental) for instrument use, supplies, installation, training, and servicing of the equipment (for the life of agreement). 2.2 Contract Ordering Period The Reagent Usage Agreement will consist of a 12-months base period with four (4), 12-months options. The performance period will commence upon the Contracting Officer s signature and will expire within one (1) year unless canceled, terminated, or extended. 2.3 Place of Performance The place of performance will be VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240. 2.4 Travel Travel may be required from contractor to implement and deploy reagent rental contract of molecular testing of HCV, HIV, HPV, and CMV which may include testing, training, installation, and servicing of equipment. 2.5 Hours of Contractor Operations (Government-Provided Work Site) Work performed on molecular testing of HCV, HIV, HPV, and CMV instrumentation is issued under this contract are anticipated to occur Monday through Friday, within the hours of 0600 Eastern Standard Time (EST) and 1700 EST, except as authorized by the COR. VA observes all federal holidays as recognized by the Office of Personnel Management (http://www.opm.gov/fedhol/index.htm). Services performed at the Government s site must not occur on Federal holidays or weekends, unless authorized in advance by the COR, or anytime the Government offices are closed. These parameters may be the contractor may be required to provide back-up coverage during periods of extended absences of assigned contractor personnel (five or more workdays) to ensure continuity of services. 2.6 Government-Furnished Information, Equipment, and Facilities Government-Furnished Information (GFI), Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE), and Government- Furnished Facilities (GFF), if applicable, will be specified as necessary by each individual task order. VA implements and enforces, two-factor authentication (2FA) for all remote access to its networks. Network access through the Citrix Access Gateway (CAG) will require the use of a personal identity verification (PIV) card to complete the login process. The only method for users to access the VA network is with a PIV card. The Contractor shall request other Government documentation deemed pertinent to the work accomplishment directly from the Government officials with whom the Contractor has contact. The Contractor shall consider the COR as the final source for needed Government documentation when the Contractor fails to secure the documents by other means. The Contractor is expected to use common knowledge and resourcefulness and when in doubt, shall ask the COR. 3.0 SERVICE GROUPS AND LABOR CATEGORIES 3.1 General Requirements Contractor personnel shall have the level of experience necessary to accomplish the requirements of this PWS. In addition, contractor personnel shall be acceptable to the Government in terms of personal and professional conduct, and in technical knowledge. Furthermore, contractor personnel are expected to be proficient in using office automation equipment and software and have sufficient written and verbal communication skills to support VA program offices, their customers, and any other VA organizations. Should any contractor personnel be determined to be unacceptable in terms of technical competency or unacceptable conduct or behavior while on-site or while working on contract activities, the contractor shall immediately remove and replace the unacceptable on-site personnel at no additional cost to the Government. Contractor personnel are to serve in a support role; therefore, final decisions regarding inherently governmental functions will always be made by Government personnel. General and technical requirements: General Specifications: The cost of the molecular analyzer would be factored into the cost of the reagents. The contractor must provide reagents and quality control for molecular testing of HCV, HIV, HPV, and CMV. Materials with the longest outdates will be shipped when the order is placed. Materials will be scheduled for shipment according to the needs of the Microbiology/Molecular department. All reagents including quality control material, validation, and linearity reagents must be compatible with Cobas 6800. The Microbiology/Molecular supervisor/designee will be the individuals designated to order against this contract. All reagents will be delivered to the dock area of : VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15240 Materials will be shipped within 3 business days of ordering. Monthly updates of materials shipped from the vendor will be sent via email to the Microbiology/Molecular contact at VA Pittsburgh. Printed MSDS/SDS will be available upon request. Continuing educational opportunities will be offered by the contractor. Shipping, handling, and freight charges will be the responsibility of the contractor. Technical Requirements: Reagents must be compatible with Cobas 6800 and Cobas 6800 proprietary software. Storage of patient results on the analyzer 3.2 Serv